Noise

[UsesSonyProducts]

I plug in the stereo mic into the Hi-MD recorder and I can hear

the disc spinning during quiet parts of the recording.

Is there a cable i can use to separate mic from being directly

connected to recorder?

I drop the sensitivity of the mic which works quite well but I prefer

sensitive setting for quality.

[The Low Volta]

this is a wellknown problem with mics that directly plug into the recorder... just look for a male-female 3.5mm minijack (same as the plug on the mic) cable... they can be found in any decent electronics/audio shop I guess

greetings, Volta

[greenmachine]

There are definitely such cables, they're often sold as 'headphone extension cord' or the like.

Here's what i've found at Radioshack:

http://www.radioshack.com/search.asp?find=...hp=search&SRC=1

Look out for a shielded one.

[A440]

Those Radio Shack cords are way expensive and way too long. Shorter is better both for convenience and to minimize degradation of the signal. You should be able to find a 3-foot one for $5 or so at a hardware or electronics store. Take along your mic and make sure that it plugs into one and that the plug at the other end matches your mic plug.

[kylieshotpants]

with regards to this, does anyone know of a filter that can be used afterwards in the mixing process?. I recently had to go stealth on a comedy show, and althought the recording is excellent, it's ruined by the motor noise.

I believe that some Hard Drive recorders have a similar problem, a clicking every few minutes and someone's devised some sort of tool that searches the recording & eliminates it.

Edited July 13, 2005 by kylieshotpants